Category Archives: Fishing Reports

This fishery rarely disappoints.  Tracy and Peter fish with me often and had another great trip today, catching the majority of their fish on fly rods.  I bet they caught 60-70.  What a day.   We felt really sorry for … Continue reading →

Last week was as good of a week as I could have hoped for in February.  I didn’t have a charter Monday, so I went after some early shad down in the Neuse.  We ended up with a double digit … Continue reading →

The week started out cold and ended with some beautiful weather this Friday and Saturday and some beautiful fishing to go with it.  Yesterday, I estimate we caught 60-70 and today was more like 80-90.  That’s a whole lot of … Continue reading →

We took advantage of the first fishable day in several days following a big arctic blast on Monday and Tuesday.  Highs were in the low 60’s and the fish were very active.  These guys caught exactly 75 stripers, 4 largemouth … Continue reading →

I hosted Michael and Paul on a beautiful Thursday on the lower Roanoke.  We caught 50-60 today, with some nice ones in the mix.  The bite is mighty good.  I have next Wednesday, Jan. 23 open as well as Wednesday, … Continue reading →

Today I hosted Jim and Julian from Raleigh.  We caught about 50 fish, many of which were really nice healthy winter specimens.  Julian caught the largest of the day, a 26 incher pushing an estimated 8 pounds.  I’m getting ready … Continue reading →

Day 2 with Lou and Steve was better as predicted.  It was just a tad bit warmer.  The wind was still out of the north, but that didn’t matter.  The fish were plentiful and we ended up with about 80……..a … Continue reading →

I had a great time today with “Geezer Lou” and the “flyfishing dentist (ret.)”.  These guys have been with me many times before and knew how to catch the fish.  It was probably the coldest day I’ve fished yet this … Continue reading →

I hosted Wolfgang and Pat from Kinnesaw Georgia the past couple of days.  We had cold weather and NE winds slowing down the current flow in the river, which generally slows the bite.  Maybe the bite could have been better, … Continue reading →

Recent striper trips have been mostly productive.  We’ve still been catching 50-100 fish per trip.  One day the wind was blowing a gale and we had trouble locating a school and only caught about 15.  That’s a really slow day … Continue reading →